Vladimir Trusenyov

Vladimir Trusenyov

Personal information
Born	3 August 1931 Buinsk, Russia
Died	2001
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	61.64 (1962)[1]
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union European Championships 1958 Stockholm Discus throw 1962 Belgrade Discus throw

Vladimir Ivanovich Trusenyov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Трусенёв; 3 August 1931 – 2001) was a Russian discus thrower who won a European title in 1962 and placed third in 1958. In 1962 he held a world record for a few weeks. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and finished 15th and 8th, respectively.^[2][3]

Trusenyov took up athletics in the mid-1950s and won the Soviet title in 1962, 1964, 1965 and 1966, placing second in 1958 and third in 1957. After retiring from competitions he worked as an athletics coach until 1996.^[4]

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